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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Kraft Foods Recalls Velveeta

Kraft Foods announced that it is voluntarily recalling 260 cases of Velveeta
Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product because it does not contain appropriate levels of sorbic acid, a
preservative ingredient used to prevent spoilage.

The food giant said that, while unlikely, the affected product could spoil prematurely and/or lead to food
borne illness. Therefore, the company is issuing this recall as a precaution.
This recall affects one batch of Velveeta product made on one manufacturing line during a few hours of
production.

Velveeta Recall Affected States

The Velveeta product was shipped to three Walmart distribution centers and may have been
redistributed to stores in up to 12 Midwest states. The affected products may have been shipped to Walmart
stores in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota and Wisconsin.

The following specific batch of product is being recalled:

32 OZ(2 LB) VELVEETA ORIGINAL PASTEURIZED RECIPE CHEESE PRODUCT

CASE DATE/TIME: 17 DEC 2014 10:54 – 14:35 ONLY

CASE UPC: 10021000611611

PACKAGE DATE/TIME: 17 DEC 2014 09:34 – 13:15 ONLY

PACKAGE UPC: 021000611614

Consumers can find the case code date on the side of the package. No other products outside this
time period on this case code date are affected by this recall, nor are any other Kraft or Velveeta products
affected.
The affected product was identified during a review of finished product samples.

The company said that it is
taking action to ensure it doesn’t happen again.